The folks at Massey Energy are not “Friends of America” by any stretch. They are destroying our climate, burying our waterways, eviscerating our labor protections and destroying the proud cultural and ecological history of Appalachia.

So why is Verizon Wireless, which, according its website, “works every day to protect our environment and give our customers opportunities to do the same,” now partnering with the largest violator of the Clean Water Act in American history?

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I don’t see why you demonize the oil companies becaues they’ve given money to promote global warming also. For example, Exxon Mobile gave tons of money to a Stanford research group to promote global warming. Furthermore, global warming promoters have much better funding than skeptics from the government. Promoters receive around 2 billion while skeptics receive about 2 million per year. Regarding Lord Monckton, if your so sure he’s just some idiot and is lying, why not debate him? I know that Monckton is always up for a debate, along with some others but nobody wants to take the challenge.

shooshmon, it’s a good idea to actually _read_ Brendan’s blog entry and respond to what it actually says, instead of merely looking for keywords and then throwing out cookie-cutter talking points based on the keywords.

You know what Franky, I’m new to the site and I think both sides have reasonable arguments. For instance, I believe that every molecule of CO2 emits infrared. But I also believe that it escapes to outerspace faster than some people think, I believe that clouds cause a negative feedback(or else I think the temperature would fluctuate on a crazy level). So basically I think that the CO2 is a very minor role player. I’m just saying you should not demonize entities like oil companies, media and government because they help your cause much more than they help skeptics of your theory.

you can try reasoning with Franky if you want, but he’s in it to win it. he’s a no compromise, shoot and ask questions later kind of guy. By saying CO2 is a minor player, I am afraid you have placed yourself on the wrong side of FB. Prepare to be shot down.

Richard I know who you are, I’ve seen the debate on youtube in which you “learned that the hard way”. I don’t care about though I think your a very good scientist. I’ve read on Spencer’s site that it takes 5yrs of our emissions to add 1 molecule of CO2 to 100,000 molecules of atmosphere. I’m confused because I feel like as we add more CO2, a molecule could be added more quickly to the atmosphere. Could you comment on this?

“Richard I know who you are,” APPARENTLYNOT “I’ve seen the debate on youtube (ITWAS A BADRADIODEBATE; MUSTHAVEMADEEVENWORSETELEVISION) “in which you “learned that the hard way”. I don’t care about though I think your a very good scientist.” (I AMNOT A VERYGOODSCIENTIST. I AM A JOURNALISTAND, ACCORDINGTOMYCURRENTWEEKLYCHEQUE, A PRGUY) “I’ve read on Spencer’s site that it takes 5yrs of our emissions to add 1 molecule of CO2 to 100,000 molecules of atmosphere.’ (ANDYOURPOINTIS? IFTHATMOLECULESTILLADDSTOATMOSPHERICCAPACITYTOSTOREHEAT, ANDIFWEADDTHOSEMOLECULESINHUGEAMOUNTSANDAT A FASTERRATETHANTHEYCANDISSIPATEBYNATURALPROCESSES, WELL, THATWOULDSTILLMAKETHEWORLDGETWARMER.) I’m confused because I feel like as we add more CO2, a molecule could be added more quickly to the atmosphere. Could you comment on this? (NO.)

Yeah whoops I thought you were someone else. But you didn’t really answer my question. The whole premise of the question is whether or not we can add huge amounts as co2 emissions increase. Or is the relationship between Co2 and the atmosphere truly logarithmic?

Coal provided a good life to _whom_ exactly? Christopher Monckton the nobleman? People who drink polluted water? Cardboard ‘poor people in Africa’ who care more about the cost of electricity than whether they can even get their next meal?

Wait, aren’t you the same RickJames who said that the Bonner and Associates scandal isn’t getting traction in the major media, _and_ that the attention given to it is indicative of a massive anti-Obama uprising? ( http://tinyurl.com/lkqstb )

I think you’re on your way to becoming an anti-Oracle – whenever you say something, we can be confident that it’ll be false.

Coal has been good for whom exactly? Could it be the whole world? I think so, ho ho ho! We need coal, oil and natural gas for everything. You can’t legislate theoretical energy. If people were serious about cutting fuel consumption, they would promote motorcycles.

There is no reason to comment on the story. It’s about another meeting with conservatives, who cares. Oh no! Verizon Wireless is supporting Sean Hannity and Lord Monckton, oh no! Lets pretend for a minute that a natural force could cause the artic to melt. What in the hell are we gonna do about it? Are we gonna put snow machines out there? I just don’t see what peoples expectations are. And then some guy says “well no debate because Monckton is just a liar”. Well thats great then! All the more reason some1 here ought to debate him and show the world he is lying.

Democracy is utterly dependent upon an electorate that is accurately informed. In promoting climate change denial (and often denying their responsibility for doing so) industry has done more than endanger the environment. It has undermined democracy.

There is a vast difference between putting forth a point of view, honestly held, and intentionally sowing the seeds of confusion. Free speech does not include the right to deceive. Deception is not a point of view. And the right to disagree does not include a right to intentionally subvert the public awareness.

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